Chapter 397: Chapter 264: The Flyer

The flyer had an illustration, depicting the Evil God’s blood fetus clearly beneath the Mother Goddess School, and the innocent children being devoured one by one. All of this was the doing of Marquis William, who was coerced by Duke Zheng. Behind Duke Zheng was Prince Oliver, the real culprit of the Inner Demon. He, in pursuit of godly powers, continuously devoured and slaughtered children. The heart-digging monster recently appearing in the city is actually Oliver.

While Ola the Eighteenth was still alive, rumors about Oliver being the Inner Demon circulated for a time, and there were even whispers suggesting the King. Eventually, they all came to nothing, but now they reemerge, with photos and deductions laid bare.

Some believed while others doubted, but in Hedan Royal City, it stirred enormous waves. Because the King is dead, Prince Oliver is still alive; the dead cannot be the Inner Demon, but the Inner Demon is still alive and has been on a killing spree recently.

The entire city was shrouded in a layer of gloom; people’s hearts were uneasy.

Oliver only went to sleep at dawn; the night’s hunt barely suppressed his body’s craving for Dark Cuisine. However, being an advanced Angel did not mean an end; instead, the powers grew stronger, and the desires increased. Without the help of Dark Cuisine, directly consuming might quench the thirst but lacked Hidden Power and only worked for a while. Oliver remained calm; he knew this was not the time to make a big scene, so he acted decisively without reckless indulgence, killing over a dozen people to calm the impulse before returning to the Prince Mansion to rest. Once he dealt with Hokele and became the Regent, everything would settle into place.

The Zheng Family was full of ambition; Zheng Shengxun’s loss of reproductive ability was no longer important since the family did not lack heirs. Such a disgrace was insignificant on the path to success, negligible, and the Zheng Family would rise further, becoming a top-tier household like the Nasser Clan, sharing glory and sorrow with the nation. This was the ambition of the Zheng Family, an outsider family gradually stepping on the edge of the knife, standing precariously at the peak of Hedan, in the highest position among subjects.

The day is near!

Duke Zheng’s face shone; for such a person, only power could satisfy. After rinsing his mouth, a beautiful woman with fair skin and a prominent chest knelt down promptly, maintaining a very suitable height, looking affectionately at Duke Zheng with her mouth wide open. Duke Zheng spat out, and the woman accurately caught it, swallowed it, and meekly lay on the ground while other maids hurried to serve Duke Zheng his breakfast.

Rushed footsteps interrupted Duke Zheng’s breakfast. If it were not his confidant, heavy punishment would have been issued long ago. Frowning, “What is it?”

“Master, the entire city is distributing flyers, I didn’t dare delay.” The butler was drenched in sweat, bowing and presenting a flyer.

Duke Zheng frowned, “Let me see.” The situation was already set, what waves could it cause?

The man in black hurriedly presented it, and Duke Zheng took the flyer; his eyes immediately sharpened, followed by a sudden rage, “Seal the entire city, confiscate everything, anyone daring to hide them, kill without mercy!”

Now was the crucial stage in the confrontation with Hokele; the primary opponent was the Celestial Principle School. All personnel were monitoring the school’s every move; both sides were vying for support from major forces. The Hex Society had wisely closed, and the Night Patrol’s trivial nuisances could wait until the major affairs were sorted.

How dare they!

Looking at the newspaper, Duke Zheng was furious. Oliver’s prestige was the key to rallying those nobles, followed by promised benefits. They believed Oliver could offer them more, but Oliver being the Inner Demon and associating with the Cult violated the teachings of the Earth Mother Goddess, undermining everything.

No one dared to stand with Oliver, even making the Earth Mother Goddess Court that always supported them very awkward.

The Dark Cuisine issue, ordinary people did not know, but the top aristocrats were aware. Their indifference didn’t mean they’d truly collaborate with someone fallen into the Cult, posing even greater danger, which was why some remained indecisive.

The flyer from the Night Patrol pierced the veiled truths from bottom to top. He had always been on guard against this from the Celestial Principle School, the royal family. Damn it, it was the Night Patrol, already a stray dog, who did it using such a despicable method.

Others might not realize its power, but Duke Zheng was among the few who did. If this misstep was not handled well, he would be finished. The current Prince Oliver was completely different from the past, his intentions impossible to predict.

Duke Zheng immediately ordered all his spies to act and notified the Church Court. This required the Funeral Attendant’s assistance, as he could not command it, needing the Church Court to exert direct pressure, and simultaneously had the city guard begin a full search of the city. After some arrangements, Duke Zheng swiftly headed to the Prince Mansion, as this matter still needed Prince Oliver’s handling since the Church Court might not heed his face.

In the Royal Palace, the former joyous laughter was absent, replaced by a deadly silence. Queen Kelly appeared haggard, never recovering since falling ill last time, occasionally lapsing into coma, muttering the King’s name. Estella always tended by her side, while Hokele and Achilles held the forefront.

Upon hearing footsteps, Estella, who hadn’t slept all night, immediately awoke. She knew the situation was somewhat critical, with Keli and Chris present. If she needed to step away for a while, Chris or Keli would certainly stay with their mother.

Seeing it was Achilles, she finally relaxed, “Second brother, how is the situation outside?”

Achilles, no longer as dashing as before, it seemed he hadn’t slept well in days, managed a smile, “There was some pressure, but I didn’t expect to wake up this morning, to see the whole city covered with flyers exposing Oliver’s true face.”

His people were tightly watched by Oliver’s men. Over the years, the Zheng Family had gained too much power, and after the incident, they immediately took control of the George Family, and even Travis and other loyal captains of the Funeral Attendant to the royal family were imprisoned, leaving him helpless, unable to exert strength.

Hearing this, Estella was also delighted, “Will this help?”

“How effective it will be, I’m not sure, but it will definitely distract them, and also let the people see Oliver’s true face. This move is both vicious and accurate!” Achilles showed a genuine smile, also admiring his elder brother. Despite facing all sorts of impolite situations, he managed to withstand them, whereas he would have exploded early on. But now, reckless individual action would only ruin things, something they even hoped for.

“Who did this?”

“I suspect it’s the Hex Bird Society; only they have the capability to prepare so many flyers, likely pre-prepared.” Achilles said, this return to the Royal City truly upended his past experiences, making the hidden path difficult and the secular path seemingly not easy either.

Estella showed a slight smile, thinking it must be Mr. Gemini’s handiwork.

“I came just to tell you, focus on taking care of mother; big brother and I will handle the matters up front.” Achilles said, glanced at his mother’s condition, and hurriedly left again.

Estella looked at Keli, gesturing towards her mother, then quietly moved to the adjacent room. She wanted to contact Mr. Gemini to understand the current situation but received no response, making her a bit worried.

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